The NFL announced on Thursday Eagles linebacker Connor Barwin was named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for November. He became the first Eagle to earn a Defensive Player of the Month award since Brian Dawkins won the award in December 2009.

The Eagles defense as a whole, especially the front seven, has continued to improve this season. The 28-year-old Barwin recorded 6.5 sacks, 19 tackles, three passes defended and one forced fumble in November. He has put forth a Pro Bowl season ranking third in the NFL with 12.5 sacks to go along with 43 total tackles and two forced fumbles.

Games To Watch

The Eagles, Cowboys, Seahawks, 49ers and Lions all played on Thanksgiving so the slate for Sunday's NFC playoff picture is light. There are two games Eagles fans should be keyed in on.

Arizona (9-2) @ Atlanta (4-7) - Cardinals -1.5, FOX- The records might not show it but this is a battle of two division leaders. A win would give the Cardinals a one-game lead on first place in the NFC. A loss would keep the Cardinals in first place in the NFC and in position to earn a first-round bye but only due to a head-to-head tiebreaker with the Eagles. Rooting Interest: Falcons.

New England (9-2) @ Packers (8-3) - Packers -3, CBS - This should be a fun game. Brady vs. Rodgers. A Packers win would move them into second place in the NFC and in line to earn a first-round bye thanks to a head-to-head tiebreaker with the Eagles. The Eagles would fall to third place in the NFC. A loss would drop the Packers all the way to sixth in the NFC thanks to a tiebreaker loss with the Lions, who they play in the final week of the season. Rooting Interest: Patriots.

Bad blood was present as punter returner Dwayne Harris laid out Nolan Carroll who was tracking a punt in the second half. Harris was penalized for unnecessary roughness and a scrum ensued following the hit.

Eagles:

Offense

Defense

Quarterback:Mark Sanchez was 30-for-43 for 307 yards against the Titans with one touchdown but he was picked off twice. He has been turning the ball over in his last two games.

Running Backs:LeSean McCoy had a big time performance on Sunday rushing 21 times for 130 yards and a touchdown. Darren Sproles rushed six times for 25 yards and a touchdown of his own.

Wide Receivers:Jordan Matthews led the Eagles with 77 yards on six receptions once again. Jeremy Maclin caught six passes for 59 yards and Riley Cooper got into the mix with three catches for 49 yards in the win.

Tight Ends:James Casey recorded the only receiving touchdown of the game for the Eagles pulling in a 14-yarder from Sanchez. Brent Celek caught five passes for 48 yards while Zach Ertz caught four passes for 30 yards.

Offensive Line:The offensive line had a solid bounce back game against Tennessee. From left to right it is Jason Peters, Evan Mathis, Jason Kelce, Andrew Gardner and Lane Johnson.

Defensive Line:The defensive line has been strong all season and that continued Sunday bottling up the Titans to just 52 rushing yards. Cedric Thornton record four tackles and Fletcher Cox recorded his second sack of the season.

Linebackers:Inside linebacker Mychal Kendricks led the Eagles with seven tackles, including one for a loss, on Sunday. Emmanuel Acho suffered a groin injury and is questionable for Thursday. Acho had been splitting time with Casey Matthews as the other inside linebacker.

The outside linebackers had a great day against Tennessee with Trent Cole and Connor Barwin both recording two sacks apiece.

Secondary:Brandon Boykin picked off his first pass of the season and was credited with two passes defended along with two tackles. Bradley Fletcher also recorded two tackles and two passes defended. Cary Williams had two tackles. The secondary is going to be tested by Dez Bryant (6'2", 220 lbs) and Terrence Williams (6'2", 208 lbs).

Special Teams:Cody Parkey went 5-for-6 in field goal opportunities on Sunday missing from 49 yards just before halftime but hit his fourth 50+ yard field goal of the season. Donnie Jones averaged 45.0 yards on his three punts. Josh Huff won NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his 107-yard kickoff return on the opening kick.

Cowboys:

Offense

Passing Yards: 237.2 yards (17th)Rushing Yards: 150.1 yards (2nd)

Defense

Previous Game: Win - 31-28 @ GiantsQuarterback:Tony Romo completed 18 of his 26 passes for 275 yards and four touchdowns against the Giants without throwing an interception. He is playing with pair of fractured transverse processes in his back.

Running Backs:DeMarco Murray is the NFL's leading rusher by far posting 1,354 yards on an NFL-leading 268 carries this season. Murray is the key to the Cowboys offense. He put up 121 yards on 24 carries in the victory over the Giants.

Wide Receivers:Dez Bryant caught seven passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns against the Giants. He is the Cowboys leading receiver on the year catching 63 passes for 879 yards and 10 touchdowns. Cole Beasley caught two passes for 66 yards and a touchdown working out of the slot against New York. Terrence Williams was kept in check with one catch for 18 yards.

Tight Ends:Jason Witten caught four passes for 30 yards and a touchdown against the Giants and is second on the team in receiving yards with 461 on the year to go along with four touchdowns. Backup tight end Gavin Escobar only has eight receptions on the year but three have gone for touchdowns.

Offensive Line:The success of the Dallas run game is in large part to their sound offensive line. Trent Williams anchors the left side at the tackle position with left guard Ronald Leary next to him. Travis Frederick is the center with rookie right guard Zack Martin and veteran right tackle Doug Free anchoring the right side.

Defensive Line:The Cowboys play a base 4-3 defense. George Selvie has two sacks as the left defensive end and Jeremy Mincey has three sacks at the right defensive end position. Defensive tackle Henry Melton leads the Cowboys with five sacks on the season. Nick Hayden, who has 30 tackles on the year, is the other defensive tackle.

Linebackers:Middle linebacker Rolando McClain is second on the team with 55 tackles. He also has a sack and two interceptions on the season. Bruce Carter is the strongside linebacker with 42 tackles, one sack and two interceptions. Anthony Hitchens has 45 tackles and two passes defended as the weakside linebacker.

Secondary:Orlando Scandrick and Brandon Carr are the cornerbacks for the Cowboys. Scandrick has one interception, one forced fumble and 32 tackles on the season. Carr has 38 tackles and five passes defended but no picks.

The Dallas safeties are Barry Church and J.J. Wilcox. Church leads the team with 62 tackles and also has two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Wilcox is third on the team in tackles with 51 and he has an interception and fumble recovery of his own.

Special Teams:Dan Bailey is 18-for-21 on field goal opportunities this season with a long of 56 yards and going 5-for-6 from beyond 50 yards. Punter Chris Jones is averaging 46.5 yards on 39 punts this season. Dwayne Harris is the return man.

Tennessee

Notes

Josh Huff returned the opening kickoff a franchise-record 107 yards for a touchdown.

The Eagles are the first team since the Green Bay Packers in 1970 to have two different players return a kickoff 100 yards in the same season.

Cody Parkey's missed field goal at the end of the first half was just his second miss of the season and snapped a streak of 17 consecutive field goals made. It was the second-longest streak in franchise history.

Parkey is now 4-for-4 from 50 yards or longer this season.

Parkey is the first Eagles kicker in franchise history with four 50+ yard field goals in a single season per Reuben Frank of CSN Philly.

Jame Casey's third-quarter touchdown grab was just his third catch of the season and his second touchdown.Brandon Boykin intercepted his first pass of the season late in the fourth quarter.

Trent Cole and Connor Barwin both posted two sacks and Fletcher Cox added one of his own.

Darren Sproles rushed six times for 25 yards and a touchdown.

The Eagles put up 462 yards of total offense including 164 on the ground.

Philadelphia went 10-for-19 on third down while the Titans went 2-for-12.

The Eagles beat the Titans for the first time ever and swept the AFC South going 4-0 this season against the division.

The Eagles have now won 10 consecutive games at home dating back to last season.

Eagles:

Offense

Defense

Previous Game: Loss - 53-20 @ PackersQuarterback:Mark Sanchez threw 44 times for 346 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in the blowout loss against the Packers. He fumbled three times and lost it twice. One fumble and one interception was taken back for a touchdown.

Running Backs:LeSean McCoy rushed 23 times for 88 yards and no touchdown against the weak Green Bay run defense. Darren Sprole rushed twice for 23 yards.

Wide Receivers:Jordan Matthews led the Eagles with 107 yards on five receptions with a touchdown. Jeremy Maclin caught nine passes for 93 yards and a touchdown. Riley Cooper caught four passes for 39 yards against the Packers.

Tight Ends:Zach Ertz caught four passes for 55 yards against Green Bay while Brent Celek only caught one pass for 11 yards.

Offensive Line:The offensive line had a rough go against the Packers and Matt Tobin suffered a concussion. Tobin was listed as probable but Andrew Gardner is expected to fill in for him. From left to right it is Jason Peters, Evan Mathis, Jason Kelce, Gardner and Lane Johnson.

Defensive Line:The defensive line has been strong all season. Fletcher Cox recorded four tackles against the Packers. Brandon Bair and Beau Allen each recorded three tackles. Bennie Logan and Cedric Thornton have been solid.

Linebackers:Inside linebacker Mychal Kendricks recorded five tackles including one tackle for loss while Emmanuel Acho recorded two tackles and Casey Matthews recorded one tackle filling in for DeMeco Ryans.

Outside linebackers Connor Barwin, Trent Cole, Vinny Curry and Brandon Graham all recorded two tackles each but no sacks.

Special Teams:Cody Parkey hit two 33-yard field goals on Sunday. Donnie Jones punted four times putting one inside the 20 yard line on Sunday. The Eagles punt coverage unit allowed Micah Hyde to return a punt 75 yards for a touchdown.

Titans:

Offense

Passing Yards: 216.5 yards (25th)Rushing Yards: 92.5 yards (26th)

Defense

Previous Game: Loss - 27-24 v. SteelersQuarterback:Zach Mettenberger threw for 263 yards two touchdowns and an interception on Monday night against the Steelers. Mettenberger's interception was returned 28 yards for a touchdown.

Running Backs:Bishop Sankey rushed 11 times for just 38 yards and a touchdown. The Titans posted just 45 rushing yards on 15 rushing attempts.

Wide Receivers:Nate Washington recorded just one reception Monday but it went 80 yards for a touchdown. Kendall Wright had four catches for 70 yards and works mostly out of the slot. Justin Hunter caught two passes for 48 yards and is a big target for Mettenberger but is questionable for the game with a knee injury.

Tight Ends:Delanie Walker is the Titans leading receiver with 512 yards but has been injured. Chase Coffman has been playing in his place and caught three passes for 32 yards and a touchdown.

Offensive Line:Tennessee's offensive line is strong with first-round pick Taylor Lewan at left tackle, Andy Levitre at left guard, Brian Schwenke at center, 2013 first-round pick Chance Warmack at right guard and Michael Oher, the subject of The Blind Side, at right tackle.

Defensive Line:Jurrell Casey anchors the defensive line at the right defensive end spot. He leads the team with four sacks on the season. Ropati Pitoitua is the left defensive end and Sammie Hill is the nose tackle as has recorded two sacks on the year.

Linebackers:Two former first-round picks Derrick Morgan and Kamerion Wimbley are the outside linebackers but Morgan is listed as questionable for Sunday. Morgan has 2.5 sacks on the season and Wimbley has two sacks of his own.

Wesley Woodyard and Avery Williamson are the two inside linebackers. Williamson recorded eight tackles with two sacks against the Steelers giving him three on the season.

Secondary:Jason McCourty and Blidi Wreh-Wilson are the cornerbacks but Wreh-Wilson is officially questionable with a back injury. Coty Sensabaugh is the backup to Wreh-Wilson. McCourty can make plays as he has three interceptions on the season.

Michael Griffin and George Wilson are the safeties. Griffin has two interceptions and four passes defended on the season while Wilson has

Special Teams:Ryan Succop is the place kicker and is 12-for-14 on the season with a long of 47 yards. Brett Kern is averaging 45.9 yards per punt on his 53 punts this season. Sankey and Leon Washington handle the kickoff return duties while Dexter McCluster returns punts.

The Eagles announced on Tuesday they have placed second-year safety Earl Wolff on injured reserve with a knee injury. To take Wolff's place on the 53-man roster, the team signed former Eagles defensive back Roc Carmichael.

Wolff, 24, played in seven games for the Eagles this season recording six tackles and one pass defended. He has been battling injuries all season and only appeared in 11 games in 2013 due to injury.

Carmichael, 26, played in 13 games for the Eagles in 2013 recording 16 total tackles and four passes defended.

Casey Conklin, the daughter of WIP comedian Joe Conklin, is a singer and a good one at that. She has released popular songs in the past like "Hope You're Happy" referring to DeSean Jackson's release from the Eagles and the hit song "We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy" during Andy Reid's last season in Philadelphia.

Now she has done her version of "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit but Conklin's twist is about new Eagles starter Mark Sanchez.

Sproles, 31, returned three punts for 85 yards and a touchdown on Monday night against the Carolina Panthers. Sproles ran the first punt of the night back 65 yards for a touchdown, the fifth of his career and the second of the season. On the year he has returned 23 punts for 392 yards and two touchdowns.